How Western Negev residents cope with trauma after October 7

Western Negev residents still have a high sense of resilience and believe that life is still meaningful, a study published by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) found.

Nitzan Eilon, a BGU doctoral student who lives in Netiv Ha’asara and was saved on October 7, surveyed about 600 residents of the Western Negev communities (aged 18-91), starting 100 days after the massacre, to explore how they coped with stress

The study, with the help of Prof. Orna Braun-Lewensohn, was published Tuesday. Eilon found that there was a high level of resilience within these communities, although it differed between age groups. People’s sense of resilience and the belief that life is still meaningful scored an average of 3.54 (out of 5) and 4.44 (out of 7), respectively.  (Read More)